On behalf of the principal investigator, Dr. Prof. Carles Escera:
Dear colleagues,
The Barcelona BrainLab (BBL)
<http://www.ub.edu/brainlab/angles/welcome.htm> invites applications for
two 3-year PhD studentships commencing during the fall 2014 in the field
of the cognitive neuroscience of auditory perception.
Our current project investigates how the auditory system encodes for
acoustic regularities and what are the neural mechanisms of novelty
detection, at all hierarchical levels and temporal scales of the
auditory system.
We run EEG, MEG and fMRI experiments, and analyze event-related brain
potentials and magnetic fields, as well as oscillatory activity and
synchronization. By recording the Frequency Following Response (FFR) and
functional MRI, we recently showed that the inferior colliculus is
involved in deviance detection. Also, our MEG results revealed recurrent
networks of regularity encoding in human auditory cortex.
We are seeking for talented graduates in any field related to the
Neurosciences /(Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Sciences,
Medicine, Biology, Engineering, Physics)/. Applicants must have 1) EU
citizenship, 2) a completed Bachelor and Master degrees at the time of
application 3) the highest academic marks, 4) and computer skills (e.g.,
Matlab programming is desirable).
Applicants are asked to submit their CV, a motivation letter, and a copy
of the academic marks record (in ECTS format) electronically to Ms.
Marta Turró at brainlab(a)ub.edu <mailto:brainlab@ub.edu>. Applications
will be accepted until the positions are filled.
Candidates are expected to enter the PhD Program in Biomedicine
<http://www.ub.edu/doctorat_biomedicina/eng/index.htm>, and to be
willing to work hard and travel across the world as part of their
training. The studentship will provide a stipend of circa 15,000 EUR/year.
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Marc Recasens Fusté, PhD student.
Cognitive Neuroscience Research Group
Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology
University of Barcelona
P. Vall d'Hebron 171 * 08035 Barcelona * Catalonia-Spain
Tel:+34 933 125 854* Mov:+34 639 241 598
/email:marcrecasens@ub.edu <mailto:marcrecasens@ub.edu>/
/http://www.ub.edu/brainlab/
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